We've Got Short Shorts!
This is a vanity post. It doesn't have a direct relationship to kids, parenting, or what have you, so read on at your own peril...
During Jen's pregnancy (she's due 11/25), I have been at the store more and more. A common query I receive is "so what else do you do?" I usually respond with "a lot" or "too much". I'm not trying to be evasive, I just don't have a short answer for that question. Basically, although it hasn't been formally accepted as a psychological defect, I am certain that I suffer from a rare condition that should be known as "Career-ADD".
My work experience has run the gambit from musician to filmmaker to rock climbing guide to writer and everything in between. My affliction also makes it nearly impossible for me to work for anyone but myself. Thus I have never held a "real job" for more than two years - much to my father's dismay.
SO! Despite the fun provided and energy required by Milagros (and, yes, I truly LOVE partnering with my dear wife on that venture), my condition still results in me straying into WAY too many other projects. And this, fearless readers, brings me to the whole point of this post and an explanation for the title...
One of the "other things that I do" is direct the Portland International Short Short Film Festival. This film fest is better know by its distasteful acronym (my apologies to any gentle readers out there). Anyhoo! P*** Fest! showcases films from around the globe that clock in at 10 minutes or less - indeed, my short attention span goes beyond my "career"... wait, I think I see something shiny...
Where was I? Oh yes! If you have a hankering for some super short cinema, and who doesn't?..Run, don't walk, to the historic Hollywood Theatre October 19 - 21 for the 5th Annual P*** Fest! ...and we are doing more this year than just showing films, why should I limit myself?...
All you mommies who drink should join us at the kick-off party at the Jupiter Hotel on October 19. Fearturing Full Sail Beer and a performance by Portland's own sexy/dance/mayhem provocateurs, Fleshtone. The party is FREE with a festival All-Pass or your ticket stub from the first P%%% Fest! show. It's $5 for everyone else - still a bargain...
Any would-be filmmakers should check-out our panel discussion "How to Support Your Short Film Habit by Getting Paying Gigs on Richer People's Projects" on October 21 in the dreamBOX at the Jupiter Hotel...
And anyone else who suffers from "Career-ADD"...Fear not! I plan on starting a support group soon...it is definitely on my to-do list...somewhere...
Cheers, Tony. Thanks for giving mommies who drink a great reason to get together.
Posted by: theboss | October 15, 2006 at 08:55 AM
Tony, THANKS for sharing. I have always wondered about your alternate egos. Have also wondered about Zonker Films and the P-Fest! So, I am wondering, are any of the programs ok for older children? One of the programs has an explicit disclaimer that it's inappropriate for children but none of the others do. We are short shorts lovers, and maybe our kids are too? We'd love to try it out. Even if not, we do have a sitter lined up for Saturday so maybe we'll just have to head out to P***.
Posted by: olivia | October 15, 2006 at 09:52 PM
Thanks for the comments.
In response to Olivia, the "Don't bring the kids show" is definitely R content. The other showcases don't have explicit violence or sexual content, but each contain at least one film with some strong language and/or mature themes that push them into PG-13 territory.
Posted by: Tony at Milagros | October 18, 2006 at 07:50 PM